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Amazon paid a premium to snap up the upscale grocery chain, so we asked an economist to help us better understand the deal and what it means.
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Delivery drones: swooping down to prey on our self-control
Amazon.com and others are eager to fill the skies with drones delivering packages at all hours. Convenient, yes, but it could transform – and not in a good way – our ability to make informed choices.
Amazon’s new Grand Tour series could be the next illegal download victim
The new motoring series will be used to help launch another video on demand service in Australia. But will consumers find away to access the show and avoid paying another fee?
Are we streaming into political participation through a personalized, on-demand TV diet?
Streaming television may actually facilitate important forms of human interaction, like participating in politics.
Algorithms can be more fair than humans
Algorithms can discriminate, even when their designers don't intend that to happen. But they also can make detecting bias easier.
How Netflix and ‘original’ series TV are rescripting the business of television
The success of original series TV is opening up new opportunities for producers, owners and audiences.
Netflix is everywhere (almost), so what does this mean for local media?
Netflix took everyone by surprise when it announced it was tripling its global reach for video on demand. So who are the winners and potential losers in the new deal?
Personalised TV ads are the future – but is it time to panic?
The television industry is gathering massive amounts of information about us to tailor ads to our individual needs.
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